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hour. the british flag lowered to half staff. a double rainbow appearing over buckingham palace amid news of her death. tributes pouring in from around the world. president biden tonight saying queen elizabeth ii was more than a monarch. she defined an era. maggie rulli, james long man in england. mary bruce at the white house. and we look back. queen elizabeth in her own words what she said at just 21 years old, the commitment she made, her promise. her profound words right here ton...

how far will u.s. and allies go to try to calm rising tensions in the region? plus, a heartbreaking find. the california family that was kidnapped, found dead. the youngest victim, only 8 months old. what detectives are saying about the person they believe is responsible. welcome to the lead. president biden taking his first steps possibly towards the decriminalization of marijuana on the federal level. he is pardoning all prior federal offenses of quote simple marijuana possession...

stream of traffic, a scene leaving the tampa area. this happened overnight. people trying to get inland from the coast taking cover. the storm, perhaps, testing their patience. one tampa resident waited three hours to get free sandbags. a u.s. military insulation, moving aircraft can and naval ships out of the tampa and jacksonville areas. an idea how big the storm is, nasa released this video of hurricane ian from the international space station. >> all right. i want to bring in micha...

i told each one of them, my conversation separately, whatever they need. sincerely, whatever they need, contact me directly. >> joining me now jamie rome, acting director of the national hurricane center. good to have you with us this hour. we saw in the most recent update, the 2:00 p.m. update that the storm was rapidly intensifying. the major concern at this hour seems to be the storm surge and also just how long this storm could sit. what are the areas that youre most focused on at ...

♪ hello. im pamela brown. welcome to "cnn newsroom." the historic storm the new york governor called the blizzard of the century has now killed 25 people in the buffalo area. and a top erie county official says that number is likely to rise. he said the conditions have been so severe, their own rescuers needed rescuing. intense winds created whiteout conditions as 43 inches of snow dropped in just 24 hours. listen to what one family with four young kids faced, after they lost power...

of the state. buffalo and other cities are struggling to dig out of 43 inches of snow and freezing temperatures and power outages. ill talk with the buffalo police commissioner this hour. >> many americans are still feeling the effects of the arctic blast, including millions of air travelers. southwest airlines experiencing massive disruptions, with more than 65% of its flights canceled just today, adding to the holiday travel chaos. also tonight, vladimir putin claims hes ready to neg...

federal grand jury could mean for the investigation. north korea launches more missiles overnight, defying the u.n. i will speak to the u.n. ambassador about the escalating tensions in the korean peninsula, russias assaults on ukraine and u.s. efforts to punish iran for its crackdown on women. ♪♪ good day, everyone. im andrea mitchell in washington where president biden laid into maga republicans in a speech to the nation last night. he was slamming donald trumps big lie, warni...

it could cause catastrophic flooding. >> aishah: im in for sandra smith. state and local officials are telling more than 2 million to leave their homes and get out of the way of the massive storm. ian strengthening to a category 3, ripping through western cuba, 125 mile per hour winds and heavy rains slamming the island and causing heavy flooding. >> john: i said good wednesday, only tuesday, wednesday is when its go time in florida, just hours to go now until the storm makes landfall,...

>> john: welcome back as "america reports" rolls into a second hour for this tuesday. im john roberts. good to spend another hour with you. >> aishah: got it right. aishah hasnie in for sandra smith. betsy devos says democrats have simply not learned their lesson since governor youngkin pulled off an upset in virginia. ask her about that. also, the huge price tag on president bidens student loan handout. >> john: begin with breaking news of the major hurricane taking aim at the sunshin...

city and north towns from 4:00 a.m. today through 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. the city of buffalo is impasseible in most areas while mains may have a lane open for emergency traffic or two, most secondary and side streets havent been touched yet. >> this will go down in history as the most devastating storm in buffalos long-storied history of having battled many battles, many major storms. >> julie: adam is in the fox weather center. >> the snow particularly in western new york. it is unbearab...